Chilaquiles Casserole

Chilaquiles Casserole

168 Reviews

From: EatingWell Magazine, June/July 2006

Our version of this enchilada-style chilaquiles casserole is packed with nutritious beans and vegetables. Canned prepared enchilada sauce has great flavor and keeps the prep time quick. It can vary in heat level so find one that suits your taste. If you want to eliminate the heat altogether, try a green enchilada sauce (which is often milder than red) or substitute two 8-ounce cans of plain tomato sauce.

Preparation

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in zucchini, beans, tomatoes, corn, cumin and salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are heated through, about 3 minutes.

Scatter half the tortilla pieces in the pan. Top with half the vegetable mixture, half the enchilada sauce and half the cheese. Repeat with one more layer of tortillas, vegetables, sauce and cheese. Cover with foil.

Bake the casserole for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the casserole is bubbling around the edges and the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes more.

Make Ahead Tip: Prepare through Step 3 and refrigerate for up to 1 day.

Reviews 168

We loved this! Reminded us of Trader Joe's black bean enchiladas, only better! I added some shredded chicken and diced jalapeño and topped the finished casserole with fresh cilantro. Next time will try adding a little chili powder too. Will definitely make again.

May 16, 2017

By: smccann

My husband I loved this dish. The only changes I made were adding garlic with the onion and adding jalepenos with the vegetables. I also made a homemade enchilada sauce (super easy). It was fantastic and I'll definitely be making it again.

March 01, 2017

By: ew user

very good

February 24, 2017

By: Emma Reaume

This recipe is delicious and super easy to make. I make it once every couple weeks now.
My only tip would be to cut the tortillas into strips because then it's much easier to spoon out of the casserole dish.

December 15, 2016

By: suitske

How many servings is this?! It doesn't say. I guess assume it's 6 since 12 tortillas are used (2/serving seems reasonable). Agree with all the 5 star reviews and suspect the 19 oz. can of enchilada sauce is a typo - I used a 10 oz can and it was perfect! I always add about 1 Tbs. of chili powder. I've made this with both the red enchilada sauce and with green salsa and they were both fantastic. I've substituted chopped green pepper for the zucchini and added frozen cut leaf spinach to the zucchini as well. Add any leftover veggie to the filling (butternut squash or sweet potato would be smashing) and you can't miss. As suggested by another viewer, we served this with a fried egg on top and it was a hit with all, but you don't need it.

December 12, 2016

By: Justin Dismore

It was great!!!!

September 22, 2016

By: Nikki Carson

Even my finicky 8 year old liked this. My one year old (who will eat anything that doesn't eat her and tries to eat some things that will, so her opinion probably doesn't matter much here) couldn't get enough. It helps that black beans are her favorite food. We've been trying to eat healthier and have more vegetarian meals in my family lately. No one missed the meat in this. If you did want to add meat, I think some shredded chicken or shredded pork (like maybe some leftover roast) would be fabulous in this. I used the green enchilada sauce, since that's all they had at Aldi, and I used some Adobo seasoning from Goya in addition to the cumin. If you have a little cilantro, that would really be good on this. Mine did come out a bit soupy, but I also used way too much enchilada sauce (I got a 28 oz can and used the whole thing, only looking at what the recipe actually called for after it was already in there) If you wanted to go vegan, it would probably still be really good with no cheese.